Joseph F. Holmes

Joseph F. (Joe" Holmea, of Voodland, California, prerident of the Sacramento Valley Lumberments Oub, was born in Phoenix, Ariz., in 1898. He ic the youngert ron of J. H. Ffolmes, president of the Holmee Eureka Lumber Conpany, and brother of Fred V. Holmeo, of the same company.

F{e is a graduate of the Forestry School .of the Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallie' Oregon. After graduation he proceeded to gain rome practical experience to fit him for a life career in the lumber business, his first experience being logging engineering in the woodr operations of the Ffolmec Eureka Lumber Co. in Humboldt County. From t'here he went to Southern California, where he worked for eeveral dilferent concernr to get experience in the retail end of the business.

Mr. Flolmes is now associated with E. T. Robie, of Auburn, Calif., in the ownerehip of the Voodland Lumber Co., Voodland, of which he is aecretary-treasurer and manager, having taken over the yard of the old Valley Lumber Co. at that point in March, 1926.

He has been active in the affairs of the Sacramento Valley Lunbermen'c Club, for rome years, and was elected president of this organization at the last annud meeting. He b an enthusiastic Rotarian, and hac been secretary of the Woodland Rotary Club for the part three years, ie married and the father of two children, a boy of 9 and a girl of 5.